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Damp squibs

Torrential rain last year flooded missile silos in Fort Greely, Alaska, significantly damaging the US missile defence system, says the independent watchdog Project on Government Oversight. The silos house interceptor missiles to shoot down any missiles heading for the US, but the interceptors themselves were not damaged, says POGO.

Demon drink

Alcohol is responsible for nearly a third of all deaths of men aged 15 to 29 in the developed world. So warn addiction specialists in The Lancet (DOI&colon; 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60369-9). Increasing the price of alcohol, restricting hours for its sale and raising the legal drinking age would reduce its toll, say the researchers. …